Joseph Cobb

Joseph Cobb was born at Chase Farm hospital, Enfield, just before the turn of the millennium. It is rumoured that when Mrs. Cobb gave the final push, the drab winter clouds parted and the miserable faces of North London basked in an unseasonably warm flash of sunlight. The child was due on Christmas Day, though was far too indolent to keep to schedule. He bears the holy initials JC, and his older brother, Billy (BC), came before him…naturally. He believes himself to be a messiah: the second coming, but by his own admission, far more humble than his predecessor.

Joseph has a strong background in screenwriting, having written and directed five highly acclaimed short films. He was nominated in Cork for the Young Filmmaker Award at the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival for his comedy caper GetAway, and his lucha libre themed short Corazón de León opened the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival.

Fat Boy is Joseph’s debut novel. It is the culmination of years of hard work, instant coffee and self-torment. Fat Boy won the gold medal for Humour Fiction at the 2020 Foreword INDIES competition and was subsequently showcased at the 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair. The book also received a 5-star review by Readers' Favourite and was rated 8.5/10 by Publishers Weekly’s BookLife.

Rumour has it that a copy of Fat Boy was also spotted on the dashboard of Coleen Rooney's Toyota Previa, parked outside the Tesco Express in Warrington.